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Should I remove S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,652
United States Rank #6,577
Reach 0.0451%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 190.44 days
622.11 days >
Average installed length: 326.87 days

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Overview

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a software program developed by GSC Game World. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named Stalker-COP.exe. The setup package generally installs about 55 files and is usually about 5.1 MB (5,348,989 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 61% of users of S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: cop.stalker-game.com
Help link: support.steampowered.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Stalker Call of Pripyat
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" steaC://uninstall/41700
Estimated size: 5.1 MB

Program filesFiles installed by S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

Program executable:Stalker-COP.exe
Name:S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat (Launcher)
Path:C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Stalker Call of Pripyat\Stalker-COP.exe
MD5:e89719e4824537af656cbe7db01c937b
Additional files:
  • Stalker-COP.exe - S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat (S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat (Launcher))
  • unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
  • unins001.exe
  • AppOverlay.dll (by Valve) - Steam Application Overlay Renderer (Steam Application Overlay)
  • AppOverlay64.dll (by Valve)
  • crashhandler.dll - Steam Crash Handler Library
  • crashhandler64.dll
  • GameOverlayRenderer.dll - Steam Game Overlay Renderer
  • GameOverlayRenderer64.dll
  • GameOverlayUI.exe - Steam
  • SDL2.dll - Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL)
  • Steam.dll
  • Steam.exe - Steam Client Bootstrapper
  • steamclient.dll
  • steamclient64.dll
  • steamerrorreporter.exe
  • steamerrorreporter64.exe
  • SteamTmp.exe
  • SteamUI.dll - SteamUI Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s.dll - tier0_s Dynamic Link Library
  • tier0_s64.dll
  • vstdlib_s.dll - vstdlib_ s.dll
  • vstdlib_s64.dll
  • avutil-51.dll
  • CHOICE.EXE
  • Contig.exe (by Sysinternals) - Sysinternals Contig (Contig)
  • CSERHelper.dll - CSER Helper (Debug Helper Routines)
  • d3d9.dll
  • d3dcompiler_46.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct3D HLSL Compiler)
  • d3dcompiler_46_64.dll (by Microsoft)
  • dbghelp.dll - Debugging Tools for Windows(R) (Windows Image Helper)
  • DUMPBIN.EXE - Microsoft (R) Visual Studio (Microsoft (R) Linker Stub)
  • dxgi.dll
  • EDITBIN.EXE
  • isskin.dll (by Codejock Software) - Inno Setup Skin (Inno Setup Skin dll)
  • libavcodec-55.dll
  • libavformat-55.dll
  • libavresample-1.dll
  • libavutil-52.dll
  • libavutil-53.dll
  • libswscale-2.dll
  • LINK.EXE - Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker
  • M.E.H.U.D. Uninstall.exe
  • MISERY Setup.exe - MISERY (MISERY Setup)
  • MISERY_2.0.2 setup.exe (by MISERY Development Team) - MISERY PATCH 2.0.2
  • MISERY2.0 setup.exe (by MISERY Development Team) - MISERY2.0 setup
  • modsphere_STKCOP1602+14.exe
  • MSPDB60.DLL - Microsoft (R) Program Database
  • Steam2.dll - Steam Client Engine
  • STKCOP1600.exe
  • STKCOP1602+14.exe
  • streaming_client.exe
  • video.dll
  • WriteMiniDump.exe - Win32 MiniDump Helper

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Scheduled Tasks
  • Steam.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CC29CBDA-1EA3-44CC-882F-AFADB7D351AB}' (runs on registration).
  • Stalker-COP.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8F1D9840-4B10-4C76-BC3F-40BDED7D793F}' (runs on registration).
  • SteamTmp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{694711D6-27A0-4D68-8836-D5F25B163A59}' (runs on registration).
  • Contig.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F082F9FD-9203-48FE-8914-C7D26B851ADE}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • Steam.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Steam 2.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
  • SteamTmp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Steam' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -silent.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • Steam.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Steam' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Steam\steam.exe" -silent.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • Steam.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • SteamTmp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe'.
  • Stalker-COP.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\common\Stalker Call of Pripyat\Stalker-COP.exe'.
Network connections
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cdn-178-79-196-253.pmo.llnw.net (178.79.196.253 port 80).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 69.28.145.170 (port 27017).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to cm-04.lux.valve.net (146.66.152.15 port 27018).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to 80.239.194.142 (port 27030).
  • SteamTmp.exe connects to VALVE-CORPO.car2.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.78.155.50 port 27031).

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

GameOverlayUI.exe
Memory:36.47 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0126768236%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00708749%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00558933%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:30,822,598
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:194
70 average
I/O reads/min:633.64 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:29.26 KB
105.02 KB average
Steam.exe
Memory:267.81 MB
Total CPU:0.0006968955%
Kernel CPU:0.00044949%
User CPU:0.00024741%
CPU cycles/sec:76,613,797
I/O reads/min:129.48 KB
I/O writes/min:2.88 MB
SteamTmp.exe
Memory:230.39 MB
Total CPU:0.0025027453%
Kernel CPU:0.00142709%
User CPU:0.00107566%
CPU cycles/sec:28,069,388
Switches/sec:334
I/O reads/min:1.77 MB
I/O writes/min:2.18 MB

How do I remove S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat?

You can uninstall S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win 7 0%
  
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
  
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 60.90%
Windows 10 38.31%
Windows Vista 0.56%
Windows XP 0.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.48%
Windows 7 Ultimate 15.22%
Windows 10 Home 11.72%
Windows 7 Professional 10.94%
Windows 8.1 9.58%
Windows 10 Pro 7.22%

Distribution by countryGeography

61.08% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 61.08%
  United Kingdom 9.71%
  Canada 4.12%
  France 3.78%
  Germany 3.61%
  Australia 3.44%
  Netherlands 1.80%
  Sweden 1.20%
  Finland 1.12%
  Norway 0.95%
  Russia 0.95%
  Belgium 0.86%
  DK 0.77%
  Japan 0.69%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
GIGABYTE 19.95%
ASUS 16.76%
Dell 14.10%
Hewlett-Packard 13.83%
Acer 12.50%
Lenovo 5.32%
MSI 5.05%
Alienware 3.72%
Samsung 2.93%
Medion 2.13%
Intel 1.86%
Toshiba 1.86%
Common models
ASUS All Series 14.07%
MSI MS-7693 3.33%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 2.96%
LENOVO 20217 2.59%
MSI MS-7751 2.59%
ASUSTeK G750JW 2.22%

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